Retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula: Putin Is ‘Channeling His Inner Stalin’

CAVUTO I want to ░░░░░░░░ right now to Lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ David Deptula U S ░░░░░░░░ Force general on the ░░░░░░░░ drones If you can ░░░░░░░░ me with this They ░░░░░░░░ very very accurate They ░░░░░░░░ launch on the ground ░░░░░░░░ hit their target No ░░░░░░░░ beings involved But the ░░░░░░░░ already upon hearing this ░░░░░░░░ to be signaling hey ░░░░░░░░ a minute that s ░░░░░░░░ offensive weapon How do ░░░░░░░░ describe it General DEPTULA ░░░░░░░░ Neil first thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me on CAVUTO Thank ░░░░░░░░ DEPTULA What I d ░░░░░░░░ you is what are ░░░░░░░░ called drones the Switchblade ░░░░░░░░ more appropriately termed a ░░░░░░░░ munition It s launched ░░░░░░░░ of a mortar tube ░░░░░░░░ the army actually categorizes ░░░░░░░░ as a missile rather ░░░░░░░░ a drone These things ░░░░░░░░ relatively small The first ░░░░░░░░ is only about six ░░░░░░░░ and the warhead is ░░░░░░░░ the size of a ░░░░░░░░ grenade not much The ░░░░░░░░ version is around 50 ░░░░░░░░ and it does have ░░░░░░░░ light armor capability But ░░░░░░░░ to answer your question ░░░░░░░░ fact of the matter ░░░░░░░░ weapons by themselves are ░░░░░░░░ offensive or defensive It ░░░░░░░░ how they re used ░░░░░░░░ determines which And it ░░░░░░░░ important to remember that ░░░░░░░░ invaded Ukraine not the ░░░░░░░░ way around So everything ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainians are doing is ░░░░░░░░ And every weapon that ░░░░░░░░ provide Ukraine is defensive ░░░░░░░░ So General these drones ░░░░░░░░ become a very big ░░░░░░░░ We know of one ░░░░░░░░ drone that crashed in ░░░░░░░░ So borders tend to ░░░░░░░░ muddied here And I ░░░░░░░░ just wondering where you ░░░░░░░░ this is going DEPTULA ░░░░░░░░ Neil I unfortunately have ░░░░░░░░ tell you that I ░░░░░░░░ Putin s rhetoric is ░░░░░░░░ more to deter action ░░░░░░░░ NATO to assist Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ NATO is doing to ░░░░░░░░ Putin from his absolutely ░░░░░░░░ inhumane assaults against the ░░░░░░░░ people It s time ░░░░░░░░ America to reverse this ░░░░░░░░ by providing the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ tools that they need ░░░░░░░░ fight and win CAVUTO ░░░░░░░░ General Vladimir Putin was ░░░░░░░░ most blunt he s ░░░░░░░░ This was like scary ░░░░░░░░ Referring to those who ░░░░░░░░ the state you know ░░░░░░░░ pretty harsh terms Scum ░░░░░░░░ be dealt with time ░░░░░░░░ a cleansing You ve ░░░░░░░░ all of these remarks ░░░░░░░░ s going on with ░░░░░░░░ DEPTULA Well it s ░░░░░░░░ to tell I would ░░░░░░░░ that he s channeling ░░░░░░░░ inner Stalin who was ░░░░░░░░ most heinous leader of ░░░░░░░░ 20th century And it ░░░░░░░░ be well it s ░░░░░░░░ what Putin is doing ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine Sounds like ░░░░░░░░ s now going to ░░░░░░░░ that around internally inside ░░░░░░░░ own country I m ░░░░░░░░ there are folks inside ░░░░░░░░ who will ultimately reach ░░░░░░░░ limit and perhaps seek ░░░░░░░░ change the position that ░░░░░░░░ Putin currently resides in ░░░░░░░░ When you hear some ░░░░░░░░ these potential threats for ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ mentioning today including the ░░░░░░░░ of the Russians using ░░░░░░░░ weapons and blaming it ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians I didn ░░░░░░░░ quite understand how he ░░░░░░░░ pull that off But ░░░░░░░░ must know Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ that escalates this well ░░░░░░░░ the norm and could ░░░░░░░░ NATO involvement couldn t ░░░░░░░░ DEPTULA Yes Neil it ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ audience understands that we ░░░░░░░░ t deceive ourselves The ░░░░░░░░ of escalation is ever ░░░░░░░░ But regardless of what ░░░░░░░░ the West takes to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Putin has already ░░░░░░░░ that he will manufacture ░░░░░░░░ pretext when his adversaries ░░░░░░░░ too smart to giving ░░░░░░░░ one So meeting the ░░░░░░░░ here is vital And ░░░░░░░░ the West needs to ░░░░░░░░ calibrate its response to ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ need to remember that ░░░░░░░░ Putin to succeed in ░░░░░░░░ callous invasion is going ░░░░░░░░ have reverberations around the ░░░░░░░░ that cannot be dismissed ░░░░░░░░ allowed to occur through ░░░░░░░░ action CAVUTO General I ░░░░░░░░ to thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Mostly Sir for your ░░░░░░░░ to this country Lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ David Deptula following these ░░░░░░░░ developments.”